*** The Official HXC Music Thread ***

Speaking of sick of it all, just saw them on Sunday, and as always it was awesome. Band is excellent. Slapshot are great but my favorite late 80's straightedge band is Judge hands down. Nothing gets me more amped up on leg day than cranking that Judge discog!

Alcina formed at the close 2005, in Nashville, TN. With their catchy metalcore sound similar to Haste The Day, August Burns Red, and The Showdown, they immediately began building a solid hometown fan base, drawing hundreds of kids to many shows. By the summer of 2006 they self-produced an EP and began touring in the southeast, eastcoast, and midwest. After playing generator stages at Cornerstone Festival, they started receiving label attention. Just several months later they announced their signing to Holdfast Records in front of 400+ screaming fans in Nashville. Their 8-track EP was recorded in November 2006 at NME Studios in Nashville, TN. In January, Alcina’s hometown cd release show brought a soldout audiance of over 700 kids, one of the largest local hardcore shows RCKTWN Music Venue has ever had.

1 An Introduction
2 The Tourniquet
3 Kickin' It
4 A Fist Full Of Regrets

5 Mercenary
6 Almost Heroes
7 Falling At The Feet Of What Keeps Us Alive
8 A New Hope

My lucky-ass buddy just drove to LA and saw them on Oct. 28th. I wanted to go so bad, but I couldn't plan it because I thought I was going to be in contest prep when he told me about it.

He did bring me back a gj shirt, though.

Crohn's is a helluva disease.
I bet that show was sick. I have an old GJ shirt I got back when Worship& Tribute was released. The "Guns don't Kill People, GJ kills People" Shirt. Its like the one that huge guy in Happy Gilmore wears.

Crohn's is a helluva disease.
I bet that show was sick. I have an old GJ shirt I got back when Worship& Tribute was released. The "Guns don't Kill People, GJ kills People" Shirt. Its like the one that huge guy in Happy Gilmore wears.

Yeah I've seen that one.

And as for the Crohn's, I had tickets for the glassJaw show in AZ last time they were supposed to be here, but Daryl got another flare up and they canceled. Needless to say, I was not very happy.

I saw glassjaw live and sold out at the house of blues in december, man it was nothing short of witnessing a moment of rock'n'roll history, any legendary singers there has been, whether it be van morrison or freddie mercury, I think Daryl is god enough to be able to be among them.

I've seen them before at the 2003 warped tour and waaay back at like 2001 or 2002 when EYEWTKAS was what they had out and they were playing a small venue.

Man I miss the days when you could see such a killer band in front of such a small audience, and they're playing right in front of your face.

Sh!t man I've seen several bands "up close" live at small venues. There is this place where I'm from called the "Rainbow Ballroom" and this thing is just a small indoor...ballroom. I've seen Lamb of God, Trivium, Killswitch Engage, Bury Your Dead, All that Remains, Gojira, Machinehead, Deftones, and others. Being in such a confined area like that makes the music sound so much better and much more intense. I've been to outdoor concerts and it just doesn't sound the same. By the way, if you have never seen Lamb of God live, do so. Absolutely amazing. BYD was awesome too. Too bad Mat Bruso left.

Sh!t man I've seen several bands "up close" live at small venues. There is this place where I'm from called the "Rainbow Ballroom" and this thing is just a small indoor...ballroom. I've seen Lamb of God, Trivium, Killswitch Engage, Bury Your Dead, All that Remains, Gojira, Machinehead, Deftones, and others. Being in such a confined area like that makes the music sound so much better and much more intense. I've been to outdoor concerts and it just doesn't sound the same. By the way, if you have never seen Lamb of God live, do so. Absolutely amazing. BYD was awesome too. Too bad Mat Bruso left.

The place I went to, that's shut-down now, is called the Fireside Bowl. Get this, this was not a ballroom... but a dive bowling alley with barely an excuse for a stage, and of course it did have the heavily abused tile ceiling.

Another place, which is still up and running but has gone to **** with the scenester homos is the Arlington Heights Knights of Columbus Hall. This place is a hall for the Knights of Columbus church organization, but they let promoters book shows there, local and touring. I've seen plenty of great bands there that have gone on to be huge. This is gonna sound funny to you guys but they actually show the first Fall Out Boy video there and I was there for it hah. I also remember seeing Rise Against there good times. I don't really go here anymore ever though, cause it is located in the suburbs, and man do I not like those kids! Last place I wanna be is somewhere with a bunch of 13 year old gothic looking sluts running around the place.